Here's the thing with Buzzfeed: I have a FB friend who barely ever posts anything. However, every once in a while I'll get spam at my email address (I assume through the FB email feature) from her about some Buzzfeed article. It's never specific about what's in the article, just "OMG this is so funny" or "You have to check this out".

why all the but hurt over buzzfeed? sure, they don't create their content, it's posted hours or days earlier somewhere else before getting aggregated there, but I've found myself following a few links around inside buzzfeed's site and been amused.

I wish I still had TF so I could post what my MIL said to TFD, so I'll do it here. Via text, re: the issue of whether our boys are staying in Scouts.

what mom and dad want their sons flirting with a breakdown of chastity particularly the potential of a pure boy being misguided or influenced to try anal sex or other unchaste acts.lunacy is reigning.

I don't like to engage her, but I'm tempted to reply that if any new kids join, we'll keep an eye on 'em, since the existing members are certainly all straight. But she also seems to think that this decision will make current members gay. I'm not sure. I don't want to respond to her because I'd rather not get any more uncomfortably specific texts. I think she's thinking about it a little too much.

Oh, I get it...I'm just wondering who the hell DIDN'T get it before this issue went to press.

They were thrown off by the non sequitur in the photo:-Boy Scouts to accept gay boys -> In through the back door -> Photo of woman standing next to a rear entry?

If the headline didn't specify gay boys, then the woman wouldn't seem out of place and it would have made more sense. Also, I would like to read more about this woman and her habit of entering from the rear. It is relevant to my interests.

HexMadroom:why all the but hurt over buzzfeed? sure, they don't create their content, it's posted hours or days earlier somewhere else before getting aggregated there, but I've found myself following a few links around inside buzzfeed's site and been amused.

AnthraxRipple:I wish I still had TF so I could post what my MIL said to TFD, so I'll do it here. Via text, re: the issue of whether our boys are staying in Scouts.

what mom and dad want their sons flirting with a breakdown of chastity particularly the potential of a pure boy being misguided or influenced to try anal sex or other unchaste acts.lunacy is reigning.

I don't like to engage her, but I'm tempted to reply that if any new kids join, we'll keep an eye on 'em, since the existing members are certainly all straight. But she also seems to think that this decision will make current members gay. I'm not sure. I don't want to respond to her because I'd rather not get any more uncomfortably specific texts. I think she's thinking about it a little too much.

Please punch your mother in law in the face for me. I would greatly appreciate it.

Well they're certainly not right this time. The online award for best juxtaposition goes to RTÉ for the happiest news story of the year:

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The print medal for hypocrisy above and beyond the call of duty goes to the sub-journalistic filth at the Daily Star, from 2001.

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While not the same kind of odd juxtaposition, I was reading an article about Thatcher's death on The Guardian's site and found the collection of links at the bottom of the page so hilarious that I had to take a screencap:

Mock26:Please punch your mother in law in the face for me. I would greatly appreciate it.

I'd like to second this motion. Also ROFLMAO at the 'pure boy' notion. Dunno how old your kid is, but the last age I remember boys not having at least an introductory curiosity about sex/opposite gender was maybe before the age of ten. Maybe.

Twelve, thirteen, etc going on, oh mah god males have dirty minds, mouths, and a lot of them are not afraid to be vocal about it at least around some classmates. Hell, at least 30% of my friends (male & female) were sexually active by 15, and this was in a school district with a very good sex ed. classes.

You can't shelter them, only teach them to repress and hide their interest for the most part, which in my opinion is more damaging than giving them information.